Issues with blurry text on Nitro 5

ilmuhsin
ilmuhsin Member Posts: 3 New User
edited November 2023 in 2019 Archives
Hi, Yesterday I bought Acer Nitro 5. Performance is very good. But the Fonts and Icons are blurry. Even for all the application. I have tried all the work around which I came to know from this acer community right from regedit, reinstall display drivers to display scaling settings. But nothing works !! So any expert is there to solve my problem.

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  • William_mk2
    William_mk2 ACE Posts: 4,198 Pathfinder
    edited October 2019
    ilmuhsin

    Hi,

    Kindly follow the steps below..

    Method 1: Turn on Let Windows try to fix apps so they’re not blurry

    You can try these easy steps to let Windows troubleshoot the Windows 10 blurry text problem for you first:

    1. Right-click on your desktop, then select Display settings.

    2. Click Advanced scaling settings.

    3. Turn on Let Windows try to fix apps so they’re not blurry.

    4. Close the app(s) that you initially had issues with, and then open it again to see if Windows has fixed the problem. If not, move on to Method 2.

    Method 2: Check for the overall Windows DPI setting

    Blurry text in Windows 10 may be a scaling issue. You can take the steps below to check for the overall Windows DPI setting:

    1. Right-click on your desktop, then select Display settings.
    2. Under Scale and layout, make sure that it is on 100 percent and not some higher number.

    3. Please change it to 125%.  Reopen the app that appears blurry to check the result.
    4. If you have two screens, try logging out and logging in, then both screens should have crisp text.
    To understand the issue in detail, please read the info below.

    Windows 10 displays some blurry fonts on high-resolution devices. Here’s a look at the problem and how to fix it.

    Step 1

    Open display settings and enter the current scaling factor, but manually. In my case, the current one is 125%, so I entered 125 as custom scaling. After signing out and in again the blurriness was removed from all apps without their size reducing (as in the compatibility fix).

    Step 2

    If the above comments are not helpful please try these steps below

    Manually fix fuzzy windows 10 fonts

    This solution requires a bit of manual work, and you will have to repeat it individually for all those applications in which you see blurred text.

    1. Right click on the application in which you are facing issues.

    2. Select “Properties” from the popup menu.

    3. Click on “Compatibility” tab.

    4. Select “Override high DPI scaling behavior.

    5. Select “System” from the options provided in “Scaling performed by” section.

    6. Click on “Apply” button and then on “OK.”

    Now just restart your system, and everything should be fine for that application  If you face the same problem with other application then simply repeat the steps.

    Step 3

    If the above comments are not helpful please try these steps below


    Windows 10 Blurry Fonts
     
    The problem is if you have a screen resolution of 1920×1080 or higher, most of the time the DPI scaling is set to at least 125% to make everything easier to read.

    Densely packing pixels into a small screen makes photos and apps look stunning. However, it also makes desktop programs, that aren’t designed to run at high resolutions, small and difficult to see.

    And because Windows 10 is using a different scaling method for DPI, it causes the fuzzy text problem.

    Fix Blurry Windows 10 Fonts
     
    There is a workaround that you can use to use. Right-click on the shortcut of the app you’re having an issue with and then Properties.

    Then select the Compatibility tab and enable Disable display scaling on high DPI settings. A restart will be required to finish the process.

    If you have already tried these steps then it is time for you to do  power drain test and bios defaults.

    These are the basic steps that you need to follow.

    Power Drain test for laptop.

    If your computer is not having the inbuilt battery follow these steps.

    1.  Turn off the laptop.  Unplug all the cables and devices including power cable.

    2.  Remove the battery if it is not inbuilt.

    3.  Hold the power button for 50 seconds.

    4.  Connect all the cables back

    5.  Turn on the computer.

    Steps to remove the battery.

    1.  Turn off the computer.   Remove all the cables and devices including power cable

    2.  Turn the laptop upside down.  Flip the laptop.  On the back of laptop there will be a unlock switch.  You need to move the switch to the left or right and then you need to pull the battery door out.   

    If your computer is having an inbuilt battery follow these steps.

    Power Drain test.

    1.  Turn off the laptop.  Unplug all the cables and devices including power cable. 

    Flip the laptop.  On the back of the laptop there will be a tiny hole.  It is called a battery reset hole.  There will be a battery symbol right next to the hole.

    2. You need to insert a paper clip or small pin gently inside the hole and hold it for    30 seconds.  

    3. Plug all the cables back and turn on the computer.


    Step 2

    Bios Defaults.

    1. Turn on the computer and keep on tapping f2.  It will go to bios setup utility

    2. Press f9 once on the bios setup screen.   It will show you bios defaults.  Please press yes.

    3. Press f10 on the bios setup screen.  It will show you "yes" to save the changes.  Please press yes.

    Computer will automatically restart and it will load windows..

    If the display is still not looking good ...

    Create a local user account

    • Select the Start  button, select Settings  > Accounts  and then select Family & other users. (In some editions of Windows you'll see Other users.) 
    • Select Add someone else to this PC.
    • Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page, select Add a user without a Microsoft account.
    • Enter a user name, password, password hint or choose security questions, and then select Next.

    Change a local user account to an administrator account

    • Under Settings  > Accounts  > Family & other users, select the account owner name, then select Change account type.
    • Under Account type, select Administrator and OK.
    • Sign in with the new administrator account.
    Now the display will look good...

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    If the above steps resolves your issue please click "yes"



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  • Harvey-Acer_Retired
    Harvey-Acer_Retired Member Posts: 330 Seasoned Practitioner WiFi Icon
    Hi @ilmuhsin

    Have you tried reinstalling the Display driver? If not, go to Device manager, highlight and right click the Display adapter, go to driver tab and uninstall it, reboot and let Windows install the driver. :)
    Smile :)
  • Harvey-Acer_Retired
    Harvey-Acer_Retired Member Posts: 330 Seasoned Practitioner WiFi Icon
    Hi @ilmuhsin

    For those who are facing this issue, there might be DPI issue which was present on my Nitro 5 AN515-52 too. Try the following steps, which fixed the issue for me:

    1. Backup the registry if anything goes wrong.
    Open Run box, type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. To back up the complete Registry, open Regedit, select Computer and right-click      on it. Now select Export. Give the file a name and set a location where you want it saved.

    2. Goto  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop in the registry. (Click on the desktop) 
    3. Open Win8DpiScaling
    4. Change it to 1 as shown.



    Now reboot and the blurry text will be gone!


    Hit "Yes" if this helped you.  :)
    Smile :)
  • ilmuhsin
    ilmuhsin Member Posts: 3 New User
    @mohan2018, I tried everything but still no luck !! but I really appreciate for your detailed info. Thank you so much 
  • ilmuhsin
    ilmuhsin Member Posts: 3 New User
    Acer-Harvey said:
    Hi @ilmuhsin

    For those who are facing this issue, there might be DPI issue which was present on my Nitro 5 AN515-52 too. Try the following steps, which fixed the issue for me:

    1. Backup the registry if anything goes wrong.
    Open Run box, type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. To back up the complete Registry, open Regedit, select Computer and right-click      on it. Now select Export. Give the file a name and set a location where you want it saved.

    2. Goto  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop in the registry. (Click on the desktop) 
    3. Open Win8DpiScaling
    4. Change it to 1 as shown.



    Now reboot and the blurry text will be gone!


    Hit "Yes" if this helped you.  :)
    Acer-Harvey said:
    Hi @ilmuhsin

    For those who are facing this issue, there might be DPI issue which was present on my Nitro 5 AN515-52 too. Try the following steps, which fixed the issue for me:

    1. Backup the registry if anything goes wrong.
    Open Run box, type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. To back up the complete Registry, open Regedit, select Computer and right-click      on it. Now select Export. Give the file a name and set a location where you want it saved.

    2. Goto  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop in the registry. (Click on the desktop) 
    3. Open Win8DpiScaling
    4. Change it to 1 as shown.



    Now reboot and the blurry text will be gone!


    Hit "Yes" if this helped you.  :)
    Yes I tried it but no luck

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